(September 21, 2015 at 6:35 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote:(September 21, 2015 at 5:27 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: And elsewhere, I have posted quotes from Dr. Yamauchi, a recognized expert in the field of middle-eastern pagan religions who has spent his entire academic career examining these so-called "dying and rising gods".
Not only is there every reason to believe that the pagans actually took their beliefs from Christianity in the second century and later, but there are no legitimate pre-Christian candidates for the role of a prototype dying and rising God.
Jesus is unique.
Dude Dionysus predates Christianity by Atleast 800 years with his earliest appearance in the illiad and the Odyssey.
Yes, indeed. And I advise every one of you to read those stories yourselves and not take anyone's word for what these stories purportedly say. Iliad is mainly about the Trojan War (primarily Achilles vs. Hector), and the Odyssey is about the adventures of Odysseus on his way back from Troy. Beautiful stories. Other Greek mythology stories are fun to read as well.
